Laura Bell Bundy

Biography

Born in Euclid, Ohio, and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, Laura Bell Bundy is an American actress and singer-songwriter who started out as a child performer, signing with Ford Modeling Agency in 1986 and taking the lead in Ruthless! at age nine. She originated Tina Denmark in Ruthless! The Musical Off-Broadway in 1992, earning Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations, and appeared in The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993), Life with Mikey (1993) and Jumanji (1995) as the young Sarah Whittle. From 1999 to 2001 she played Marah Lewis on the soap Guiding Light, then made her Broadway debut in Hairspray in 2002 as Amber Von Tussle. She originated Elle Woods in Legally Blonde: The Musical (2007), which brought a Tony Award nomination, recorded country albums including Achin' and Shakin' in 2010, and returned to Broadway in The Cottage in 2023.

45years old

Turns 46 on April 10in 179 days

Born April 10, 1981Euclid
Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Laura Ashley Bell Bundy (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 12
Career span: 29 years1993 to 2022

Genres

Comedy67%, 8 films
Family42%, 5 films
Drama33%, 4 films
Adventure17%, 2 films
Fantasy17%, 2 films

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First role
Bell Bundy was the first to play Tina Denmark in Ruthless! The Musical, which opened Off-Broadway in 1992. Her work in that part brought her a 1993 Drama Desk Award nomination and an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.
Big break
Bundy was 21 when she made her Broadway debut in 2002. In the musical Hairspray she originated the part of Amber Von Tussle, a selfish, bratty princess on The Corny Collins Show.
Behind the camera
Bundy co-directed a Lexington Theatre Company production of Legally Blonde: The Musical at Lexington Opera House in July 2017, and later directed a concert of Double Standards at The Town Hall on November 12, 2017.

Laura Bell Bundy movies on Netflix

Snow Day2022IMDb rating 4.3as Linda Brandston
Pure Country: Pure Heart2017IMDb rating 6.2as Marq Dunn
The Christmas Calendar2017IMDb rating 6.0as Emily
Season's Greetings2016IMDb rating 6.1as Darcy Blake
Becoming Santa2015IMDb rating 5.6as Holly Claus
Dear Dumb Diary2013IMDb rating 5.4as Aunt Carol
Watercolor Postcards2013IMDb rating 5.4as Sunny
Legally Blonde: The Musical2007IMDb rating 8.3as Elle Woods
Surf School2006IMDb rating 2.3as Doris
Jumanji1995IMDb rating 7.1as Young Sarah
Life with Mikey1993IMDb rating 5.7as Courtney Aspinall
The Adventures of Huck Finn1993IMDb rating 6.2as Susan Wilks

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Jumanji1995 Adventure, Family, Fantasyas Young Sarah
IMDb rating 7.1420K votes
Surf School2006 Comedy, Sportas Doris
IMDb rating 2.35.2K votes
Legally Blonde: The Musical2007as Elle Woods
IMDb rating 8.32.4K votes
The Christmas Calendar2017as Emily
IMDb rating 6.01.7K votes
Season's Greetings2016as Darcy Blake
IMDb rating 6.1869 votes
The Adventures of Huck Finn1993as Susan Wilks
IMDb rating 6.210.0K votes
Becoming Santa2015as Holly Claus
IMDb rating 5.61.2K votes
Watercolor Postcards2013as Sunny
IMDb rating 5.4467 votes

Worked with

Laura Bell Bundy shares two films with Michael Rupert, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Michael Rupert

Ron Perlman

Lin Shaye

Robin Williams

Elijah Wood

Patricia ClarksonAllan HarmonDirector, 2 films

Films together

Michael Rupert2 films together, 1993 to 2007
Michael Rupert's page
- Legally Blonde: The Musical2007IMDb rating 8.3Bundy as Elle WoodsRupert as Professor Callahan
- Life with Mikey1993IMDb rating 5.7Bundy as Courtney AspinallRupert as Harrison
Ron Perlman1 film together, 1993
Ron Perlman's page
- The Adventures of Huck Finn1993IMDb rating 6.2Bundy as Susan WilksPerlman as Pap Finn
Lin Shaye1 film together, 2006
Lin Shaye's page
- Surf School2006IMDb rating 2.3Bundy as DorisShaye as Larry's Mom
Robin Williams1 film together, 1995
Robin Williams's page
- Jumanji1995IMDb rating 7.1Bundy as Young SarahWilliams as Alan Parrish
Elijah Wood1 film together, 1993
Elijah Wood's page
- The Adventures of Huck Finn1993IMDb rating 6.2Bundy as Susan WilksWood as Huck Finn
Patricia Clarkson1 film together, 1995
Patricia Clarkson's page
- Jumanji1995IMDb rating 7.1Bundy as Young SarahClarkson as Carol Parrish
Allan HarmonDirector, 2 films, 2016 to 2017
All films by Allan Harmon
- The Christmas Calendar2017IMDb rating 6.0Bundy as Emily
- Season's Greetings2016IMDb rating 6.1Bundy as Darcy Blake

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